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Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs Qwen3.5-Flash

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads Qwen3.5-Flash on coding, 49.0 to 41.1 on the Vibe Coding Index, and Qwen3.5-Flash costs 9.6x less per output token ($0.26 vs $2.50 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; 51 benchmarks have a result for both.

Replace Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite Replace Qwen3.5-Flash
Gemini 3.5 Flash LiteGoogle
Coding
49.0
Overall
49.8
Output $/M
$2.50
46
Qwen3.5-FlashQwen
Coding
41.1
Overall
50.1
Output $/M
$0.26
5
vs boards won of 51 shared

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite or Qwen3.5-Flash: which to pick

Pick Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite for coding: it scores 49.0 on the Vibe Coding Index against 41.1 for Qwen3.5-Flash.

Pick Qwen3.5-Flash for output tokens 9.6x cheaper ($0.26 vs $2.50 per million) and a lower cost per solved task ($0.40 against $0.41).

Model AGemini 3.5 Flash LiteGoogle49.0/1003 independent benchmarks$0.41 per solved taskModel BQwen3.5-FlashQwen41.1/1002 independent benchmarks$0.40 per solved task
Shared results
51
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite only
34
Qwen3.5-Flash only
4
Like-for-like categories
6 of 9

Only benchmarks that tested both models count toward a pick; a result only one model has is shown but not compared.

Which one for your work

Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.

At a glance

Coding index
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite 49.0 from 3 benchmarks, Qwen3.5-Flash 41.1 from 2 benchmarks.
Widest category
Coding, 14.5 points apart on average over 7 shared benchmarks.
Widest single gap
LMArena WebDev: React: Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite 1408 against Qwen3.5-Flash 1229, 29.7 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
Output price
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite $2.50 against Qwen3.5-Flash $0.26 per million output tokens, 9.6x apart.
Context window
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite takes 1.05M tokens, Qwen3.5-Flash 1M.

Benchmark by benchmark

First the score: boards each model leads, per category, where both have a result. Then every board, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale, so compare the two in a row, not one row with another.

Boards won, where both have a result
CategoryGemini 3.5 Flash LiteBarsQwen3.5-FlashTies
Coding61
Intelligence10
Reasoning71
Math31
Knowledge82
General210
All shared boards465
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index61
Coding benchmarks for Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and Qwen3.5-Flash
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 Flash LiteQwen3.5-FlashLeader
LMArena WebDev14351244Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
AA Coding Index49.3Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
LiveCodeBench (Vals AI)79.0%83.3%Qwen3.5-Flash
SWE-bench Verified (Vals AI)75.0%64.4%Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI)37.2%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
Code migration (Vals AI)6.2%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
ProgramBench (Vals AI)0.0%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals AI)50.2%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
CyberBench (Vals AI)59.1%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
SciCode41.3%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
WeirdML39.0%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
ALE-Bench765.3265.9Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
LMArena Text: coding14531412Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
LMArena Text: software and IT14511416Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
LMArena WebDev: React14081229Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
LMArena WebDev: HTMLNot measured1291Only Qwen3.5-Flash measured
LMArena WebDev: from an image1448Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
SciCode6.2%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
Neither model has a result on the other 21 boards here
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
Intelligence benchmarks for Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and Qwen3.5-Flash
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 Flash LiteQwen3.5-FlashLeader
AA Intelligence Index22.2Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
Epoch Capabilities Index144.9143.5Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index6 boards, none shared
Agentic work benchmarks for Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and Qwen3.5-Flash
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 Flash LiteQwen3.5-FlashLeader
AA Agentic Index14.3Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
Finance Agent (Vals AI)47.4%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
Tax Agent Bench (Vals AI)7.2%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
Legal Research Bench (Vals AI)13.9%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
Excel Modeling Benchmark (Vals AI)43.2%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
APEX-Agents29.3%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
Neither model has a result on the other 35 boards here
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index71
Reasoning benchmarks for Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and Qwen3.5-Flash
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 Flash LiteQwen3.5-FlashLeader
GPQA Diamond83.8%82.8%Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
MMMU Pro (Vals AI)83.6%81.9%Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run)83.8%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run)18.8%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run)83.3%82.3%Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
ARC-AGI53.5%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
ARC-AGI-210.3%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
Chess puzzles21.0%14.0%Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
Mystery game puzzles19.0%20.0%Qwen3.5-Flash
LMArena Text: hard prompts14411403Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
LMArena Text: expert14341407Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
LMArena Text: hard prompts in English14401409Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
LMArena Vision: diagrams1284Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
LMArena Vision: homework1291Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
Neither model has a result on the other 8 boards here
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index31
Math benchmarks for Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and Qwen3.5-Flash
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 Flash LiteQwen3.5-FlashLeader
AIMENot measured92.5%Only Qwen3.5-Flash measured
OTIS Mock AIME71.1%84.4%Qwen3.5-Flash
FrontierMath, tiers 1 to 326.0%18.2%Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
FrontierMath, tier 40.0%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
ProofBench13.0%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
LMArena Text: math14341407Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
LMArena Text: mathematical work14331413Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
Neither model has a result on the other 6 boards here
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index82
Knowledge benchmarks for Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and Qwen3.5-Flash
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 Flash LiteQwen3.5-FlashLeader
MMLU Pro85.8%84.1%Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
LegalBench (Vals AI)84.1%84.3%Qwen3.5-Flash
CaseLaw (Vals AI)Not measured56.0%Only Qwen3.5-Flash measured
CorpFin (Vals AI)60.7%63.6%Qwen3.5-Flash
TaxEval (Vals AI)72.6%72.2%Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
MortgageTax (Vals AI)68.7%67.4%Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
MedCode (Vals AI)43.5%33.0%Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
SimpleQA VerifiedNot measured20.3%Only Qwen3.5-Flash measured
LMArena Text: science14511415Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare14381407Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
LMArena Text: legal and government14311398Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
LMArena Text: business and finance14231394Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
FACTS Benchmark Suite53.5%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
Neither model has a result on the other 5 boards here
Web designNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
Web design benchmarks for Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and Qwen3.5-Flash
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 Flash LiteQwen3.5-FlashLeader
Neither model has a result on 9 boards here
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index210
General benchmarks for Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and Qwen3.5-Flash
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 Flash LiteQwen3.5-FlashLeader
Public Benefits Bench (Vals AI)51.8%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
SAGE (Vals AI)47.3%42.5%Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
MedScribe (Vals AI)70.9%70.6%Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
Long context reasoning (AA-LCR)76.0%Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
DTBench83.5%82.9%Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
LMCA37.6%29.1%Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
LMArena Text14351397Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
LMArena Text: instruction following14191374Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
LMArena Text: creative writing14211343Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
LMArena Vision1269Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
LMArena Text: English14381404Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
LMArena Text: non-English14271385Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
LMArena Text: Chinese14681445Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
LMArena Text: German14541390Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
LMArena Text: Japanese14261369Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
LMArena Text: Korean14071344Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
LMArena Text: French14511413Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
LMArena Text: Spanish14411400Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
LMArena Text: Russian14431380Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
LMArena Text: Polish14371376Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
LMArena Text: multi-turn14451393Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
LMArena Text: longer queries14351392Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
LMArena Text: writing and language14281369Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
LMArena Text: entertainment and media14141347Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite
LMArena Vision: English1269Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
LMArena Vision: Chinese1311Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
LMArena Vision: reading text1280Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
LMArena Vision: humor1287Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
LMArena Vision: creative writing1260Not measuredOnly Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite measured
Neither model has a result on the other 17 boards here
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
Image generation benchmarks for Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and Qwen3.5-Flash
BenchmarkGemini 3.5 Flash LiteQwen3.5-FlashLeader
Neither model has a result on 5 boards here

What each workload costs

Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.

Chat turn

1K input + 500 output tokens

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite$0.0015Fits in one request
Qwen3.5-Flash$0.0002Fits in one request

Qwen3.5-Flash costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite$0.022Fits in one request
Qwen3.5-Flash$0.0040Fits in one request

Qwen3.5-Flash costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite$0.085Fits in one request
Qwen3.5-Flash$0.016Fits in one request

Qwen3.5-Flash costs less

Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.

Specification differences

The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.

Specifications of Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and Qwen3.5-Flash
SpecificationGoogle Gemini 3.5 Flash LiteQwen3.5-Flash
MakerGoogleQwen
WeightsNo public weights listedNo public weights listed
ReleasedJuly 21, 2026February 25, 2026
Context window1.05M1M
Input $/Mtok$0.30$0.065
Output $/Mtok$2.50$0.26
Coding index49.041.1
Independent measurements behind it32
Cost per solved task$0.41$0.40
SourceOpenRouter listingOpenRouter listing

Questions

Is Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite better than Qwen3.5-Flash for coding?

Pick Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite for coding: it scores 49.0 on the Vibe Coding Index against 41.1 for Qwen3.5-Flash. Pick Qwen3.5-Flash for output tokens 9.6x cheaper ($0.26 vs $2.50 per million) and a lower cost per solved task ($0.40 against $0.41).

Which is cheaper, Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite or Qwen3.5-Flash?

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite costs $0.30 per million input tokens and $2.50 per million output tokens; Qwen3.5-Flash costs $0.065 and $0.26. Per solved SWE-bench Verified task, Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite costs $0.41 and Qwen3.5-Flash $0.40.

Which has the bigger context window, Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite or Qwen3.5-Flash?

Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite, with 1.05M tokens against 1M.

How many benchmarks is the Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs Qwen3.5-Flash comparison based on?

51 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 22, 2026. Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite's coding index rests on 3 independent benchmarks and Qwen3.5-Flash's on 2. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.

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